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D Tennessee House · District 86 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Justin Pearson

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Total votes
7,175
all sessions
Attendance
60%
4,040 missed
Among the lowest in the chamber
With party
90%
of cast votes
Lower than 96% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
5%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 95% of chamber peers
Sponsored
79
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
2
assignments
7,175 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
4,762
voted in favor
Nay
1,459
voted against
Absent
4,040
missed votes
Total recorded
7,175
across all sessions
Crossed party
576
votes against own party
Matching
7,175
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
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Date
HB 1690
Motor Vehicles - As enacted, prohibits the initial issuance of registration of a motor vehicle if the vehicle has not met the requirements of the Financial Responsibility Law of 1977, which provides insurance and financial responsibility requirements for motor vehicle operators; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56.
Nay
Passed
18–2
Mar 10, 2026
HB 1856
School Transportation - As enacted, authorizes a school bus that is used exclusively to transport students from school to an after-school program to be used until the bus reaches the 20th year from the in-service date of the bus, or until the bus accumulates 300,000 miles of recorded travel, whichever occurs later; requires the owner of a bus that reaches the later of 20 years of service or 300,000 miles of recorded travel to, at the conclusion of the school year, discontinue use of, or replace, the bus; requires certain notice to, and inspections by, the commissioner for certain buses. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Yea
Passed
20–0
Mar 10, 2026
HB 1942
Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, clarifies that stuttering and other types of communication disorders are qualifying medical conditions for purposes of the "2021 Precious Cargo Act," which authorizes drivers who have certain medical conditions to apply for a designation in the Tennessee Vehicle Title and Registration System (VTRS) database of a need for assistance in communicating with first responders during traffic stops. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21, Part 3.
Yea
Passed
20–0
Mar 10, 2026
HB 1824
Transportation, Dept. of - As introduced, requires each safety rest area that provides restrooms for the public to provide access to at least one family restroom. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 54 and Title 68, Chapter 120.
Yea
Passed
21–0
Mar 10, 2026
HB 2267
Traffic Safety - As enacted, exempts utility terrain vehicles being operated for agricultural purposes from the restriction that such vehicles are authorized to operate only on certain state highways and county roads with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour or less. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-185.
Yea
Passed
21–0
Mar 10, 2026
SB 350
Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, generally restricts a landlord from prohibiting a residential tenant from lawfully possessing, carrying, transporting, or storing a firearm, any part of a firearm, or firearm ammunition in the tenant's residential property; a vehicle located in a parking area provided for tenants or tenants' guests; or other locations controlled by the landlord necessary to enter or exit any such location in leases entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 66.
Nay
Passed
73–21
Mar 9, 2026
SJR 835
Memorials, Death - Jonathan Kerry Blackwood -
Yea
Passed
95–0
Mar 9, 2026
SJR 837
Memorials, Personal Occasion - Letha May Beatrice Dedman Hallums, 95th birthday -
Yea
Passed
95–0
Mar 9, 2026
SJR 829
Memorials, Death - Wayne Alexander Maxedon -
Yea
Passed
95–0
Mar 9, 2026
SJR 832
Memorials, Retirement - Randy Elliott -
Yea
Passed
95–0
Mar 9, 2026
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